London Mill

Plant in Polk county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129725
MAS/MILS ID 0471399901
Record type Site
Current site name London Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -84.36632, 35.04011 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Isabella(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Polk

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -84.36632, 35.04011

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Tennessee Chemical Corp.
    ID 4000603
    Interest 100
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS APRIL 20-23, 1971,

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER 11, 1972, AND FEBRUARY 19 AND 20, 1975.

  • Deposit

    FLOTATION MILL PRODUCES COPPER CONCENTRATES, IRON CONCENTRAT

  • Deposit

    ZINC CONCENTRATES FROM SULFIDE ORES.

  • Deposit

    FROM 1975 EMJ DIR-FEED CAP 6900 TPD, TONS ORE MILLED 1200000

  • Deposit

    1974 MESA EMP DATA-MILL 140 MEN. FROM 1-8-76 MEMORANDUM-ORE

  • Deposit

    IN PERCENT, CU-.79, S-21.4, FE-31.6, ZN-.82, CONC GRADE IN P

  • Deposit

    ZN-50, CU-17.5, FE-52.7.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8/21/81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-SEP-1987 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/15/1988
MSHA mine ID4000603
Mine name (MSHA)London Mill
Current operatorTennessee Chemical Company
Current controller (parent)Davis Bruce D
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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